WEBVTT THIS IS"MATTER OF FACT" IN NEW YORKCITY.>> WE WILL NOW BE DETAINING ALLADULTS WHO ARE APPREHENDED ATTHE BORDER.SOLEDAD: THAT IS ATTORNEYGENERAL ON A TOUR OF THE BORDERIN ARIZONA WHERE HE DESCRIBEDHIS GET-TOUGH APPROACH TOIMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT.SESSIONS HAS THREATENED AN ENDTO FEDERAL AID TO SO-CALLEDSANCTUARY CITIES DEDICATED TOPROTECTING UNDOCUMENTEDIMMIGRANTS.HE'S ORDERED A REVIEW OF FEDERALPOLICING AGREEMENTS DESIGNED TOADDRESS DECADES OF COMMUNITYUNREST AND CHARGES OF OVERTRACIAL DISCRIMINATION.ONE MAYOR WHOSE POLICIES STANDAGAINST SESSIONS IS IMPLEMENTINGA POLICE AGREEMENT IS MAYOR ROSSBARACK A OF NEWARK, LITERALLYACROSS THE RIVER FROM WHERE WEARE IN NEW YORK CITY.IT'S NICE TO HAVE YOU HERE.LET'S TALK ABOUT THIS CONFLICTA FEDERAL PROBE BETWEEN 2009 AND2012 FOUND 20 -- 75% OFPEDESTRIAN STOPS WEREUNJUSTIFIED.THE DOJ REPORTED UNJUSTIFISTOPS, SEARCHES, ARREST, USES OFEXCESSIVE FORCE.WHAT DO YOU MAKE OF THESE RECENTSTATEMENTS BY ATTORNEY GENERALSESSIONS WHERE HE SAYS HE ISGOING TO "RECONSIDER THOSECORRECTIVE ACTIONS"?MAYOR BARAKA: HE IS JUST NCLEAR ON EXACTLY WHAT THE DOJFINDINGS WERE, HOW EXTENSIVETHEY WERE AND SYSTEMATIC THEPERMEATED THE ENTIRE DEPARTMENTAND DEPARTMENTS AROUND THECOUNTRY IN RELATIONSHIP TOAFRICAN-AMERICANS, LATINOS, POORPEOPLE, BLACK AND BROWN FOLKS.SOLEDAD: WHAT HAPPENS IF IN FACTTHE ATTORNEY GENERAL DOES WHATHE SAYS HE IS GOING TO DO, WHICHIS TO TURN BACK THESE CORRECTIVEACTIONS?MAYOR BARAKA: THANK GOD WE HAVSEPARATIONS OF POWERS IN AMERI, AND THERE ARE THREE BRANCHESOF GOVERNMENT.THE COURT HAS ALREADY GIVEN USPERMISSION TO MOVE FORWARD WITHA CONSENT DECREE IN THE CITY OFNEWARK.I DON'T THINK YOU CAN HAVE ASERIOUS IMPACT ON THE DIRECTIONWE ARE GOING.ULTIMATELY, THEY COULD HAVE ANIMPACT ON OTHER CITIES, AND HOWMUCH ATTENTION THEY ACTUALLY PAYTO WHAT WE ARE DOING IN THE CITYAND HOW FORCEFUL THEY ARE WITHOUR FEDERAL MONITORS.SOLEDAD: SANCTUARY CITIES,ANOTHER AREA WHERE YOU BOTHDISAGREE, YOU AND THE ATTORNEYGENERAL.HE SAYS HE'S GOING TO WITHHOLDFUNDS FROM CITIES WHERE THERE ISNOT HELPYOU HAVE CALLED THIS IN SAME.WHY IS THIS INSANE?MAYOR BARAKA: IT'S BARBARICEVEN.YOU ARE GOING TO PUNISH OTHERAMERICANS BECAUSE THEY DO NOTWANT TO PARTICIPATE WITH YOU INSINGLING OUT AND TARGETINGIMMIGRANTS OR UNDOCUMENTEDRESIDENTS AND TREATING THEM ASCRIMINALS AND ROUNDING THEM UP.PEOPLE DO NOT WANT TOPARTICIPATE IN THAT, AND SO AS ARESULT OF THAT, YOU WILL TAKEMONEY AWAY FROM CITIES FORPOLICE OFFICERS, FOR HIV ANDAIDS, FOR HOUSING, ALL OF THESEISSUES WE HAVE TO DEAL WITHDAILY.AT THIS POINT, IT'S LIKE WE NEEDTO GO FORWARD WITH WHAT WEBELIEVE IS RIGHT IN THE FIRSTPLACE.SOLEDAD: ISN'T THERE A RIGHT FPEOPLE TRYING TO CONTROL THEBORDERS TO SAY, THIS IS ILLEGALAND WE NEED HELP TO MAKE SURETHESE PEOPLE GET CAPTURED ANDREPORTED?-- DEPORTED?MAYOR BARAKA: THE IMPORTANTHING IS TO DEVELOP A PATHWAY TOCITIZENSHIP IN AMERICA.I THINK THAT HAS BEEN THEHISTORY OF THIS COUNTRY -- GIVEME YOUR TIRED AND HUDDLEDMASSES.YOU CAN'T SAY AMERICA ISEXCEPTIONAL AND DENY PEOPLEACCESS TO THIS EXCEPTIONALISM.SOLEDAD: THERE'S A NEW STUTHAT SAYS NEWARK HAS SOMEDANGEROUS LEAD LEVELS IN THEDRINKING WATER.DO YOU SEE SOME COMMON GROUNDWITH THE PRESIDENT ONINFRASTRUCTURE WHERE YOU HAVE ABIG INFRASTRUCTURE CHALLENGE?MAYOR BARAKA: I HOPE SO.I THINK HE NEEDS GOVERNMENT --GOVERNMENT PERIOD NEEDS TO BEFOCUSED ON INFRASTRUCTURE, WHATI CALL THE URBAN MARSHALL PLAN,TO BEGIN TO PUT MONEY INTO THESECOMMUNITIES TO DO WITH ROADS,WATER INFRASTRUCTURE, SCHOOLS.THE CITY OF NEWARK IS 350 YEARSOLD THE.